Garment protector



Aug. 31, 1937.

J. E. NASH GARMENT PROTECTOR -Filed March 30, 1956 hama; ,31,1937 l ywww :UNITED STATES PATENT- OFFICE eww "um r :mami-,Num 'Nevron-aum.Application ini-en so. im. seiisi No. 'n.609 l icmm.. (cuss-z) Thisinvention relates tothe protection of the garments and to that portionof the body from 'the knee to the ankle usually left more or lessexposed I like.

'I'he obiects oi' the invention are to provide a form of protectionagainst wind and rain, snow and sleet, which may be readily applied, toprotect, in the case of men, the length of trousers 10 leg from knee toankleand, in the case ofwomen. the length of hose between knee and ankleand which articles will be inexpensive, adapted to be rolled or foldedin compart form when not needed and which will not injure or interferewith the regular clothing.

v'.l'l'iese and other desirable objects are attained in thepresentinvention by the novel features of construction, combinations andrelations of parts hereinafter described and claimed and illustrateddiate downwardly daring panel I6 and cooperating 20 goin theaccompanying drawing.

The drawing referred to 'shows certain o f the preferred embodiments ofthe invention, but it is to be understood that the structure may bemodified and changed in various ways all within 25 the true intent andbroad scope of the invention. Fig. l is a side elevation embodied in theform of a. trousers leg protector, showing in'y dottedv lines how thearticle isv applied and used.-

Fig. 2 is an enlarged broken top view as on 80 line 2-2 of Fig. 1,illustrating the spring clip 4for attaching the protector sleeve overthe creased edge of the trousers. the trouser and sleeve materials beingindicated in broken lines.

Fig. 3 is anenlarged sectional detail as on line 85 3 3 of Fig. l,illustrating in particular the clip for engagement over the cuff of thetrousers Fig. 4 is a detached detail of the clip alone.

Fig. 5 is a plan or outline view of the sheet material of which theprotector sleeve is made.

0 Fig. 6 is a top or edge view of the crease engaging clip in apreliminary stage, before the material gripping wings are turned out atthe edge of the same.

Fig. 7 is a perspective View of the same with the wings turned outward.

Fig. 8 is another perspective showing the wings folded back onthemselves for gripping the material of the protective sleeve.

50 Fig. 9 is a side view of a protector for womens wear.

Fig. 10 is an enlarged and broken sectional' l detail illustrating oneform of mountingY for this y protector.

"Il Figure 11 is a broken sectional enlargement of and unprotected byraincoats and the the snap fastener elements for securing the edges ofthe protector together. t The several views show that the protectorconsists in the main of a sleeve I I, to loosely surround the leg.orthat part of the leg garment between 5 the knee and ankle, detachablysupported in such position, as by connection with the trousers I2, as InFig. 1, or by-connection witha garter' or vequivalent I2, in Fig. 9.

'Ihe material for the protective sleeve may be 10 lany lightweatherproof or weather-resisting material and desirably the same wouldbe transparent, such as cellophane or the like, so as not to conceal thecolor or character of the enclosed garments. y15

Preferably the protective sleeve may be' madev vwith a flare toward thebottom and for such -construction the blank may be shaped as in Fig. 5,with folding lines I 4, I5. defining an intermecorrespond with thestraight generally horizontal upper and lower edges of the middle panel.

'I'he particular form and construction of the protective sleevedescribed is readily slipped on and oil' over the trousers leg andloosely encloses the trousers substantially from knee to ankle sowithout restricting or throwing the garment out of shape in any way.

For detachably securing the protective sleeve in position on thetrousers, there is provided in the illustration, a clip 22 at the upperforward 35 edge to slide and grip over the creased front edge of thegarment and a clip or clips 23, at the lower edge to hook over the cui24 of the trousers, as in Fia. 3.

From the detailed views, Figs. 2, 6, 7, 8, it will o be noted that theVupper clip is formed from a strip ofsheet metal or the like, folded onitself to provide a doubled edge at 25, and two inwardly rolled edges26. 'I'he doubled edge is slit inwardly as at 21, providing in thisinstance, the three wing or lug portions 28, 29, 30. These lug parts areprojected through a slit 3|, in the forward edge of the sleeve structureand then bent back from the positions indicated in Fig. '7 to the fullydoubled positions shown in Figs. 2 and 8, 50

$2.v ll, having the rolled edges 26, may be forced over the creased edgeof the trousers.

'Ihe hook clips 23. may be fashioned from sheet metal as in Figs. 3 and4, with securing barbs 8l, forced through the material of the'sleeve andwith The supporting lmeans illustrated are practical and inexpensive andenable the protectors to be quickly applied, or removed and do notinterfere with the devices being rolled or folded into small space butvariousother forms of supports may be the hooked portion lying at theinside of the sleeve used in position to ride over the upturned cuff ofthe trousers.

In Fig 9 and 10, the protector is shown supported by means of straps orloops extended from the upper edge and engaged about a garter device I3.Thel lower end' of the protector is shown as steadied by a heel strap36, engaged beneath the shoe.

While the side panels l1, i8 may be overlapped at their meeting edgesand permanently secured together as by stitching, adhesive or the like,it is preferred that they be detachably secured together as by snapfasteners indicated at 31, Figure and shown in detail in Figures 5 and11, as consisting of interiitting spring post and socket members 38, 39.

wint is claimed is: A trousers protector comprising a sleeve adapted 'toenvelope a trousers leg between the knee and cuff of said trousers leg,said sleeve being outwardly flared from top to bottom' thereof, the

top of said sleeve being adapted to closely envelopethe knee of saidtrousers leg and the bottom of said sleeve being adapted to looselyenvelope the cuff of said trousers leg, and means for supporting saidsleeve solely upon said trousers leg moulding a clip secured at theupper forward edge of said sleeve and adapted to slip over the creasededge of said trousers and a hook at tached to the bottom of the sleevefor engaging the cuff of said trousers.

JAMES EMERY NASH.

